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Also, the reason you transport to a STEMI center instead of a basic hospital is because they have a Cardiologist. A basic ED physician doesn't specialize in AMI's.
I'd argue that it has more to do with having a cath lab than a cardiologist. All hospitals have cardiologists, but not all hospitals have a cath lab.